A Labour government would change how Britain is run by giving "power to the people", Jeremy Corbyn has said.

In his keynote speech to the party's Brighton conference, the Labour leader promised to give ordinary people a say in how their workplaces, schools, hospitals and society are organised.

And he said he would ensure that Government listened to the voices of public sector workers who raised concern about the impact of cuts on the services they provide.

Mr Corbyn warned that democracy around the world was facing the "twin threats" of authoritarian and intolerant nationalism on the one hand and an elitist politics which treated people as consumers rather than citizens on the other.

"Democracy has to mean much more than that," he said.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn delivers his speech at the Labour Party annual conference at the Brighton Centre, Brighton.

"It must mean listening to people outside of election time. Not just the rich and powerful who are used to calling the shots, but to those at the sharp end who really know what's going on."

He cited the examples of a Manchester police officer who warned Prime Minister Theresa May that cuts were risking security, teachers who were intimidated for speaking out about funding shortages, care workers sacked for blowing the whistle on mistreatment of their elderly charges, and children whose complaints about sexual abuse were ignored.

"The response lies in making sure that everybody's voice must be heard no matter who they are or what their background," he said.

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"The kind of democracy that we should be aiming for is one where people have a continuing say in how society is run, how their workplace is run, how their local schools or hospitals are run."

And he added: "That means increasing the public accountability and democratisation of local services ... democratically accountable public ownership for the natural monopolies ... employees given their voice at work, with unions able to represent them properly, freed of undemocratic fetters on their right to organise."

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Promising to "do politics differently", Mr Corbyn said a Labour government would "make public services accountable to communities, business accountable to the public, and politicians truly accountable to those we serve".

He declared: "The next Labour government will transform Britain by genuinely putting power in the hands of the people, the creative, compassionate and committed people of our country."